California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21 km S of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km S of Benton, California on Fri, Sep 12, 1986, 11:24 PM PDT (06:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 15 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-13 06:24:44 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.630° N, 118.439° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822 km S of Benton, California · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.215 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14591 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.621 km SSE of Benton, California · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.515 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14591 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.121 km S of Benton, California · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.79 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14590 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.021 km S of Benton, California · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14590 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.011 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.015 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14590 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.920 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14590 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.62 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14590 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.021 km S of Benton, California · 14590 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.317 km NE of Mesa, California · 14589 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.015 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14589 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.314 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14589 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.612 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.81 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14589 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.917 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14588 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14588 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.99 km NNE of Mesa, CA · 14588 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.23 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14587 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.114 km NE of Mesa, California · 14587 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14587 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.818 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.919 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14586 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.513 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14586 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.011 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.613 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14585 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.014 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14584 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14584 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.813 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14584 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.60 km W of Round Valley, California · 14584 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.013 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14584 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.715 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14584 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.115 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14584 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.816 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14583 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14583 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14583 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.52 km S of Aspen Springs, California · 14583 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14583 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.56 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14583 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14583 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.61 km S of Mesa, California · 14583 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14582 days ago · -2 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.616 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.820 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14582 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc82323. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.